Discussions by mellissamarie

Are you going with real or fake jewelry if you're getting it for your girls? I've already put $50 towards each of thier dresses, am paying for thier hair and make up ($75), and buying...

So I mistakingly thought that booking our hotel block would be the easiest part. Just call, schedule it, and you're done. WRONG. We got a call from FH's aunt on Sunday saying "I called to get a room,...

Has anyone ordered from Bedazzlemybonbons.com or tried these? I just got our samples today, and I'm a little hesitant, because there's glitter everywhere! It's falling out of the box!! I know it's...

Anyone else having a bad day? I've spilt pop all over my keyboard at work, we're busy as hell, my phone is ringing off the hook from family because of our stupid hotel, and my MOH just dyed her hair...

We've sent out emails, called a few, and facebooked the rest of our friends for our guest list. It's been about 2 weeks and I haven't heard back from about 30% of people that we still needed...

For sure it must be my flower girl, as she just sent me a card she wrote herself (she's 8) that says "Roses are red, violets are blue, I will be your flower girl, when you and Ben say "I Do"!" Love...

This might sound stupid, but we had our engagement pics today and I forgot to ask. Were you able to use your professional pics to get save the dates online, or did your photographer prohibit stuff...

Advice please? I asked my flower girl by sending her a decorative card in the mail. I didnt get tracking or anything, so there is the slim possibility that she hasnt received it- however I sent it 2-3...

What did you wear to your engagement pic session? Right now, we have an indoor session scheduled this saturday, and the photographer suggested wearing brown. But I dont know about that idea since our...

What's the nicest thing your future in laws have done for you? I just got flowers sent to work from my FMIL saying "Welcome to the family", and it's so sweet I started crying! So I'm in the mood to...

Hi all! I figured I may as well give this a shot, and see if there were any vendors in the St.Paul MN area hanging around that could give good recommendations for any of the following who might still...

Any advice for booking a church or officiant? What questions did you ask that you were glad you did? What ones did you wish you had asked? We're getting married in my hometown, but with my FH's...

Before you got engaged, did he ask your dad for your hand? Were your families glad that they were asked? Or did they care that they weren't asked?

I'm setting up a long weekend to go back to my hometown, and I already have a meeting set up with my reception venue at 3:30pm on a friday in february, and I would love to try to fit in a caterer...

Are you inviting singles with a plus 1 to your wedding? We plan on inviting people's husbands, kids, and boyfriends or girlfriends. However, I did not plan on inviting the singles with guests from my...

When you went dress shopping, who did you take with you, and what time of the day did you go? What would you have changed about the dress shopping experience if you could do it over again? I'm just...

How many days are you taking off of work near the wedding to finish up, or just breathe? I counted out that I should have 9.5 days of PTO from work by the time the wedding comes in July, and I wont be...

My BMs are all in college other than my two sisters and are of course, low on cash flow. I was considering helping the 4 of them with thier dresses by pitching in $50-$100 each of the...